Funding for online-based services and technologies this week.
Car trading platform in China, private social network
and online marketplace lead the industry with about $ 306 Million captured.
Top investors including: Sequoia Capital, Matrix Partners China, Renren Inc., RedpointVentures, Insight Venture Partners, DST Global, Condé Nast and Vitruvian Partners have
been more ambitious. Series B and A lead the trend.
$2.0Million in Seed
funding from SV Angel , First Round, BoxGroup and more have been mobilized.
Overall Connectikpeople.co has captured:
Tempered Networks ($15M / Series
A), provides security for the industrial
Internet of Things. Founded in 2012 and based in Seattle, Tempered Networks
counts Boeing, Washington Gas and the University of Washington as customers.
ToutApp ($15M / Series B) is a communication and email-tracking tool to make sales teams more effective. Founded in 2010, ToutApp has now raised $20 million and aims to become the core interface through which salespeople use email and CRM.
Booker ($35M / Series C) is a customer relationship management platform for small and medium-sized business. Founded in 2010, Booker has raised $80 million to date and will use the new cash to expand into more business verticals and integrate with more marketing channels.
Alation ($9.0M / Series A), is a stealthy startup that is making data more accessible to individuals across an organization. Alation was founded in 2012 by PhD engineers from Google, a designer from Apple, and an executive from Oracle, and is keeping its product under wraps for now.
Farfetch ($86M / Series E) is a London-based online marketplace for high end fashion retailers. Founded in 2007, Farfetch is now valued at over $1 billion and will use the new funding to expand geographically.
Nextdoor ($110M / Series D) is a private social network that enables members to communicate with neighbors. Founded in 2010, Nextdoor has raised $210 million to date and is now valued at $1.1 billion.
Pressly ($2.1M / Series A)
is a publishing platform that transforms online content into interactive
web apps for tablet web browsers. Founded in 2011, Pressly will use the new
funding to expand its offering and engage deeper in the enterprise market.